Out pro wrestler Ziggy Haim’s time in the ring for the foreseeable future is over.
Haim made the announcement in an emotional message via social media Saturday morning, saying she was pulling out of all remaining appearances and was “very happy” and “at peace.”
She was previously announced to wrestle at “EFFY’s Big Gay Brunch 9” and 880 Wrestling’s “880 Does 215” during WrestleMania Weekend in Philadelphia next month.
“I know I will be disappointing a lot of people but I need to be honest, and the honest truth is that I’m wrestling because it’s what I feel like everyone else wants me to do,” Haim said in her post.
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The news comes three months into what Haim planned to be her final year as a full-time regular on the independent wrestling scene. She addressed the fact that she was cutting her final year short, saying “I was so dead set on having an amazing final year that I was ignoring that I can’t take care of myself later, I have to do it right now.”
“I love and appreciate the support of my last year so much, but these are opportunities that are deserving of someone who appreciates them, and I deserve to do them when I can appreciate them because I do and I will,” she continued.
During her seven-plus years in the ring, Haim rose to become a prominent figure in the Pittsburgh wrestling scene and surrounding regions. She became the first woman to hold the Ryse Grand championship in 2021 and competed for titles in Heavyweight Hustle Organization, PrideStyle and Real Shoot Wrestling.
Haim became a cornerstone of popular independent promotion Enjoy Wrestling, competing in the inaugural Enjoy Cup, battling Edith Surreal in one of the promotion’s first major feuds and winning the Tag Team Enjoy Cup tournament with The Production partner Derek Dillinger to become the inaugural Enjoy Tag Team champions. The duo still holds those titles to this day, marking 600-plus day reign.
Her popularity earned her the title of “Queen of Pittsburgh Pro Wrestling” in 2022.
Outside of Pittsburgh, Haim was a fixture in Cleveland-based promotion Absolute Intense Wrestling and embraced the deathmatch world in New Jersey’s Heavyweight Hustle Organization.
While Haim is stepping away from the ring, she made sure to point out “The Final Girl” hasn’t made her final trip down the aisle. “I’m not done with wrestling. I love it with all my heart,” she said. “I just need to experience life while I’m not a part of this strange social bubble and hurting my body relentlessly.”
If Haim never steps into a ring again, her list of accomplishments and the imprint she left on independent wrestling, especially in Pittsburgh, are more than worthy of remembrance. Even if you aren’t a yinzer.
